Measuring Election Performance
The 2000 presidential election was one of the closest elections in American history. A margin of about 550,000 votes separated Al Gore from George Bush, only about 0.52% of votes cast. And despite the fact that Gore received more of the popular vote than Bush, after a contentious situation in Florid...
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| author | Alvarez, R. Michael |
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| description | The 2000 presidential election was one of the closest elections in American history. A margin of about 550,000 votes separated Al Gore from George Bush, only about 0.52% of votes cast. And despite the fact that Gore received more of the popular vote than Bush, after a contentious situation in Florida and a U.S. Supreme Court decision, Bush was the recipient of more Electoral College votes than Gore (271 to 266) and Bush became president. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/966242019-04-10T15:25:45Z Measuring Election Performance Alvarez, R. Michael The 2000 presidential election was one of the closest elections in American history. A margin of about 550,000 votes separated Al Gore from George Bush, only about 0.52% of votes cast. And despite the fact that Gore received more of the popular vote than Bush, after a contentious situation in Florida and a U.S. Supreme Court decision, Bush was the recipient of more Electoral College votes than Gore (271 to 266) and Bush became president. Carnegie Corporation of New York; John S. and James L. Knight Foundation; Pew Charitable Trusts 2015-04-15T16:09:55Z 2015-04-15T16:09:55Z 2009-12-11 Working Paper http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/96624 en_US VTP Working Paper Series;94 application/pdf Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project |
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| title | Measuring Election Performance |
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